Английская Википедия:Hadım Şehabeddin
Шаблон:Infobox military person Hadım Şehabeddin Paşa (Old Turkish: Şihābüddīn; Шаблон:Floruit 1436–53), also called Kula Şahin Paşa, was an Ottoman general and governor that served Sultan Mehmed II (r. 1444–46; 1451–81). Brought to the Ottoman court at a young age, Şehabeddin started as a court eunuch (hadım), then advanced to become Kapi Agha, a close advisor to the Sultan, before being appointed governor (sanjakbey) in Albania, and then at the height of his career, provincial governor (beylerbey) of Rumelia (1439–42). Şehabeddin was known as ardent supporter of the expansionist policy of Ottoman Empire. He commanded the Ottoman forces that captured Novo Brdo in 1441. After his forces were heavily defeated in a battle with forces of Janos Hunyadi in September 1442, he was dismissed from the position of beylerbey. After 1444 he was again briefly appointed to the position of beylerbey of Rumelia. Şehabeddin died in 1453 in Bursa.
Name and early life
Şehabeddin is commonly identified also as Kula Şahin Paşa.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In some sources the nickname "Kula" was mistakenly translated as "brown falcon",Шаблон:Sfn although kula (not kule) is actually a reference to his slave origin (kul), because he was a devşirme conscript.[1] "Şahin" is the common shortening of his name, "Şehabeddin".Шаблон:Sfn The founding inscription at the Kirazli mosque dated 1436–37, commonly identified as the foundation of Şehabeddin, names his father "Abdullah".Шаблон:Sfn He was brought to the Ottoman court at very young age, as a slave, and was probably of Georgian descent.Шаблон:Sfn He completed the Enderun School[2] and served as a court eunuch (thus honourably titled hadimШаблон:Sfn) in the sultan's harem and palace.
Military career
He advanced in the court hierarchy and became Kapi Agha (the head of the Inner Palace and the eunuch gatekeepers) which was the most powerful position a slave could reach at the Ottoman court. At this position, he was the channel for all petitions to the sultan, which provided him with an opportunity to have a certain influence on both the sultan and petitioners. The first position of Şehabeddin outside the sultan's palace was in Gjirokastër, as the sanjakbey (governor) of Sanjak of Albania. In 1439 he was appointed to the highest military position in the empire, the beylerbey (provincial governor) of the Rumelia Eyalet. Şehabeddin has been known as one of the "falcons" in the sultan's palace and an advocate of the aggressive expansionist Ottoman policy. Being hadim meant that he had access to the sultan's family which included his son known as Mehmed the Conqueror, in whom he might have planted the seed of thirst for expansion of the empire.Шаблон:Sfn
Against the orders of Şehabeddin the Ottoman forces captured and garrisoned medieval fortress Žrnov, located on the highest top of Avala (in Serbia), and enforced its fortifications under the Pasha's direct supervision.[3][4] On 13 June 1441 Şehabeddin, who was in Vučitrn at the time, wrote a letter to the Ragusans in which he guaranteed safe conduct to Ragusan diplomats. On 27 June 1441Шаблон:Sfn forces under the command of Şehabeddin captured the mining district of Novo Brdo,Шаблон:Sfn after having looted and burnt the town itself.[5] Şehabeddin received Ragusan diplomat Primović in Dobrijevo near Vučitrn and advised him that Ragusans should "honor sultan" with rich presents if they want to avoid paying tribute to Ottoman Empire. They took his advice and after a lot of effort reached an agreement with viziers and sultans to send them rich presents every year.[6]
On 2 or 6Шаблон:Sfn September 1442 an army commanded by Şehabeddin and sixteen sanjakbeys subordinated to him,Шаблон:Sfn sent by sultan Murad II sent to Wallachia to kill Vlad II Dracul, was heavily defeated near Ialomița River by the forces led by Janos Hunyadi.[7] After this defeat Şehabeddin was dismissed from the position of beylerbey of Rumelia.Шаблон:Sfn In 1444 Şehabeddin appeared as commander of the forces that fought against Orhan, the challenger of the sultan's throne and again as beylerbey of Rumelia, in Varna. His advocacy of the aggressive expansionist policy made him the main rival of Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger.Шаблон:Sfn He died in 1453 in Bursa[8] after he had witnessed the success of the expansionist policy he has always been advocating when Ottomans captured Constantinople and executed his main rival Çandarlı Halil Pasha.Шаблон:Sfn
Legacy
Şehabeddin built a mosque in 1436 in Adrianople. It is known as Hacı Şahabettin Camii or Kirazlı Cami (Шаблон:Lang-en).[9] Evliya Çelebi recorded that in Plovdiv Şehabeddin build a mosque, madress, han and caravansaray which were all named after him.[10] In 1451 the Saraçhane Bridge across the Tunca River in Edirne was built against orders of Şehabeddin.
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